Home router for higher network loads

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Published on 2009-11-28T12:55:21Z Indexed on 2012/12/11 23:07 UTC
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I'm trying to find a replacement for my ASUS WL500GP router.

Some constraints:

my ISP now provides 120 Mbit bandwidth - the router must be able to handle it
I have 3 computers and a laptop at home - the router must have at least 4 LAN ports and the WAN port
I need to be able to do the following in parallel:
- use bittorrent with ~1000 connections
- transfer files from one home computer to another at high speed
- access one home computer from my workplace
I don't really need wireless
I don't really want two boxes to serve all these purposes.

So I was searching for a router with 1 Gbit ports, jumbo frame support and good reviews, but haven't really found a promising candidate so far.

Any suggestions?

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